Manga just returned from 6-month hiatus on August 31 This year's 43rd issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Wednesday that Hiromu Arakawa's Silver Spoon manga will again go on hiatus starting in the next issue.

This year's Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair (Kyo-Maf), the largest manga and anime comprehensive trade fair in the West Japan started in 2012, was held at Miyako Messe (Kyoto-shi Kangyoukan) and Kyoto International Manga Museum in Kyoto-city ...

Anime's creativity can lead it to questionable territory. These shows certainly have a right to exist, but their existence doesn't help improve the image of anime to non-viewers. 1. Kodomo no Jikan Loli pandering shows will always be controversial...

Anime may be the kind of thing that makes Geoff roll his eyeballs so hard that they pop out of his head, but there's still some damn fine shows to be seen within this Japanese art form. Take Death Note for example.

X Japan leader and co-founder Yoshiki has been announced for two special classical performances at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage in New York City early next year. Taking place on January 12 and 13, Yoshiki will perform original c...

The exhausting work of New Game! 's dedicated girls has finally come to an end with the anime's climax, allowing them to tend to some minor events such as the game's release and after-party, whilst making a majority of fans wonder if there will be...

Event company LeftField Media announced yesterday (September 20th) that a new anime convention is coming to New York City. Kicking off from November 17th-19th, 2017 at the Javits Center, this event with the potential to become the biggest anime ce...

Crunchyroll just added a couple fresh updates to its manga catalog, starting with volume 6 of Yayoiso's ReLIFE, the anime adaptation of which is currently streaming, as well. Synopsis: Arata Kaizaki (27) quit the job he landed after graduation in ...

Train riding game Megami Meguri has gone in-depth about how its IC card scanning functions, along with other basic mechanics courtesy of the game's many charming girls - who may actually be able to convince lazy otaku to go outside for once.

Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization's latest trailer has highlighted some of the good times that players can share with the franchise's many desirable maidens, along with a brief glimpse at some upcoming DLC that will surely milk legions of fans ...

Makoto Shinkai and Hayao Miyazaki have vastly different directorial styles, but soon they'll have a connection that's unique among anime creators. While anime is definitely a bigger deal in Japan than anywhere else, it's still not entirely a mains...

The Pokémon Company has shared a new video along with details on Pokémon Sun & Moon's version-exclusive Pokémon, details on new Z-moves, updated Pokémon Bank, Alola Fashion, and more. The above trailer recaps all the new features.

Bandai Namco revealed new details for the upcoming SAO game, Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization with a little more on Premiere, the game's weapon improvement system, and its Season Pass bonuses. First, here's another look at the latest trailer f...

This episode centres on two main families: Airi and Gutoku, and Johannes, Kasumi and Asuha. As the episode begins, Airi and Gutoku are watching the battle from their headquarters, and Airi's talking like she's not going to be around for much longer.

Bandai Namco has released a full-length trailer for Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters Cyber Arena, its free-to-play deck battle RPG for 3DS due out on the Nintendo eShop in Japan on September 21. As previously detailed, the free-to-play release is ...

Acquire announced that their upcoming RPG, Akiba's Beat, is releasing in Japan on December 15 for PlayStation 4, but the PlayStation Vita's release date is TBA for the time being. No details were provided for the delay of the PS Vita version, but ...

Compile Heart has updated the Divine Prison Tower: Mary Skelter official website with new details about the game's systems, including skill expansion, level degeneration, and quests. Get the details below.

The Brain's Base anime adaptation of Junko's Kiss Him, Not Me manga is gearing up for its October 6 debut, so the official website had more cast members to announce. Peach Girl's Hiroshi Ishiodori is directing the series, with Michiko Yokote (Shir...

Well, that was certainly an episode of orange - dramatic, tense, silly, and insightful. For the first time, we get the story from Kakeru's point of view, which makes all the difference in understanding what he's going through.

The second season of My Wife is the Student Council President! was recently scheduled for an October 2nd, 2016 debut on AT-X in Japan - and hopefully very soon after that from Crunchyroll as they handled the first season.

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) - The ongoing trend of "hallyu," or the global following of Korean pop culture, has led the outward expansion of Korean culture to the world. K-pop has attracted many people around the world to Korean-made cultural products.

Hawai'i is on track for another record year in tourism in 2016. So is Japan-and government and business leaders there are adopting a new strategy to push their visitor numbers even higher. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

Newly announced 3D CG film Resident Evil: Vendetta has clearly tried to cater to the franchise's fanbase (for once), as this latest trailer reveals that the movie will not only feature memorable characters and a spooky atmosphere but familiar loca...

The delay comes with the removal of the game's local co-op play feature for story mode and a new price to make up for it. Rather than the previously planned 4,860 yen for the package version and 4,500 yen for the download version, the game will no...

By Jenni . September 20, 2016 . 10:30am Rez Infinite is a remake of Rez designed with the PlayStation VR in mind. In addition to updated visuals and music, Enhance Games is adding an Area X. It's a new, experimental level.

We spoke with Kun Gao, founder and general manager of Crunchyroll, and Mike DuBois, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Funimation, to gain more insight into how this historic partnership will shake up the anime landscape.

A flyer found in an early copy of Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoro reveals that Dungeon Travelers 2-2: The Maiden Who Has Descended Into Darkness And the Book of Beginnings will release in Japan in Spring 2017 for PlayStation Vita.